Mike Padgett on Free Trade

Democratic Challenger

Promote fair trade with tax policy to keep jobs in US

Good-paying manufacturing jobs, which used to be the backbone of many Tennessee communities, declined by almost 19% since Pres. Bush took office. We must renegotiate NAFTA to promote not only free trade but
FAIR trade that puts better paying manufacturing and high-tech jobs right here. We can use tax policy to reward companies that keep better paying jobs in this country and penalize the ones that outsource them overseas.